We Claim:
1. A hinge (1), in particular furniture hinge, comprising
- an attachment part (2) with which the hinge (1) can be
5 fastened to a stationary furniture part (40),
- at least one articulated lever (3),
- a hinge cup (4) which is or can be pivotably arranged on
the attachment part (2) via the at least one articulated
lever (3), wherein the at least one articulated lever (3)
10 with the hinge cup (4) is mounted via at least one hinge
pin (5), wherein the hinge cup (4) can be fastened to a
movable furniture part (41),
- at least one damping device (6) for damping a relative
movement between the attachment part (2) and the hinge cup
15 (4) between an open position (7) and a closed position (8)
of the hinge (1), wherein the at least one damping device
(6) has a linear damper (9) with a piston (10) and a
translationally movable piston rod (11), wherein the at
least one damping device (6) is arranged, preferably
20 completely, outside the hinge cup (4), and
- at least one actuating element (12), which is preferably
one-piece and/or separate from the at least one articulated
lever (3), particularly preferably spatially at least in
the open position (7), for actuating the at least one
25 damping device (6),
characterized in that the at least one actuating element (12)
is mounted rotatable on the hinge cup (4), preferably on the
outside thereof, and the piston rod (11) can be moved
substantially translationally with respect to the linear
30 damper (9), preferably directly, by a rotation of the at least
one actuating element (12).
2. The hinge (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one
actuating element (12) is arranged on the hinge cup (4), with
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some areas inside and some areas outside the hinge cup (4),
and/or the at least one articulated lever (3) is arranged
with some areas inside and some areas outside the hinge cup
(4).
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3. The hinge (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a hinge cup
cover (13) is provided, with which the at least one damping
device (6) and/or the at least one actuating element (12) can
be covered at least in areas, preferably completely, wherein
10 it is preferably provided that the hinge cup cover (13) can
be or is clipped onto the hinge cup (4) and/or comprises at
least one receiving area (14), preferably corresponding to
the geometry of the at least one damping device (6) and/or of
the at least one actuating element (12).
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4. The hinge (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
wherein, in the closed position (8) and/or the open position
(7) of the hinge (1), at least areas of the at least one
articulated lever (3) are arranged inside the hinge cup (4)
20 in an interior space (15) of the hinge cup (4) and/or an
exterior space (16) of the hinge cup (4) is separated from
the interior space (15) of the hinge cup (4) by a hinge cup
wall (17), preferably separate from an optionally present
hinge cup cover (13) and/or spaced apart at least in areas
25 from an optionally present hinge cup cover (13).
5. The hinge (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
wherein the hinge cup (4) comprises a cutout (18), a hinge
cup base (19) and/or a support surface (20), wherein the at
30 least one damping device (6) is arranged at least in areas in
the cutout (18) of the hinge cup (4) and/or on the support
surface (20) of the hinge cup (4), wherein it is preferably
provided that the support surface (20) forms a particularly
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preferably acute angle (21) with respect to the hinge cup
base (19).
6. The hinge (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
5 wherein the at least one actuating element (12) projects
through a hinge cup opening (45) into the hinge cup (4) and/or
the at least one articulated lever (3) projects through the
hinge cup opening (45) out of the hinge cup (4).
10 7. The hinge (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
wherein the at least one actuating element (12) is mounted on
the hinge cup (4) rotatable about a pivot pin (22), preferably
the at least one hinge pin (5), wherein a rotational movement
of the at least one actuating element (12) can be translated
15 into a linear movement of the piston rod (11) of the linear
damper (9), wherein it is preferably provided that the at
least one actuating element (12) comprises a control curve
(23) and/or a particularly preferably convex profiling (24)
in the direction of the piston (10) of the linear damper (9).
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8. The hinge (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
wherein the at least one actuating element (12) is formed as
a sheet metal part (25) or plastic part, preferably
substantially bent into a U-shape.
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9. The hinge (1) according to one of the preceding claims,
wherein at least one transmission mechanism (26) is provided,
with which a rotational movement of the at least one
articulated lever (3) can be transferred to the at least one
30 actuating element (12), wherein it is preferably provided
that the at least one transmission mechanism (26) is arranged
inside the hinge cup (4).
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10. The hinge (1) according to claim 9, wherein, in a first
movement portion (27) starting from the open position (7) of
the hinge (1) in the direction of the closed position (8) of
the hinge (1), the at least one transmission mechanism (26)
5 is formed contactless relative to the at least one actuating
element (12) and/or, in a second movement portion (28),
preferably following the first movement portion (27), is in
contact with the at least one actuating element (12), wherein
it is preferably provided that the at least one damping device
10 (6) can be activated by the at least one transmission
mechanism (26), preferably exclusively, in the second
movement portion (28).